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      4.3

      91% would recommend to a friend

      (856 total reviews)
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      Fabiola Gianotti

      91% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

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      CERN has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 856 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CERN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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      856 reviews
      5.0
      May 22, 2014

      Best place to work. Truly international and multicultural.

      Senior applied fellow
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great salary und social benefits. Kindergarden for CERN staff. Good restaurant. International colleagues. Very stimulating work atmosphere. Work is challenging, but always fun.

      Cons

      Limited career prospects since it is very hard to get a permanent position. Depending on your department one can even say it is impossible.

      3.0
      Nov 22, 2013

      A disorganized mess, but fun and challenging for a while

      Graduate researcher
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Working in the biggest scientific project in the world. - Working/living with a huge community of scientists from around the world. - Geneva is a safe, clean city with excellent public transportation. - In principle, one should be able to collaborate on everything remotely (though it's more productive to be there in person).

      Cons

      - The projects involve cutting edge technology, but the office buildings and amenities seem to be from the 60s. - The problems of any big scientific project where everyone is supposed to be an equal: poor organization, managers rise out of necessity or technical incompetence (no one wants to be bothered with administration), who is working on what constantly changes, and a lot is informal and requires knowing the right people. - Most of the resident population (especially post-docs and grad students) don't live there for very long, so making long-term friends is tough. - Unless you love hiking and shopping, Geneva is rather boring for such a big city. Also, everything is expensive compared to the US. - Finding a place to live can be a nightmare (easier across the French border).

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